Volleyball Preview: Osceola Warriors vs. Wesley Chapel Wildcats
The Osceola Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Osceola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Freedom as Osceola made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-17.
Osceola got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Morash out in front who had 11 digs and two aces. Morash is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Kopczynski, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Osceola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Wesley Chapel entered their tilt with Braden River on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Pirates 3-0.
One reason for the win was Wesley Chapel's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-10.
Osceola has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Wesley Chapel, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-13.
Osceola skirted past Wesley Chapel 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wesley Chapel's Gabriela Reyes Rivera, who had 28 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Osceola still be able to contain Reyes Rivera? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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